By Elizabeth Gillis
Staff Writer

When Skahen first started skiing freshman year, Coach Andrew Norander already knew what great potential she would have as a skier. Now a senior and second year captain, she has shown to be a determined person with a great work ethic.

The support from her older brother Sean Skahen eventually lead her to make the decision to join the Nordic Ski Team.

“I started skiing my freshman year mostly because my brother did it, and he basically just encouraged me to do it,” said Skahen.

Over the years Norander has noticed improvement from the first time he saw her ski during her freshman year. She is a unique skier with a variety of different assets.

“She has great form and incredible technique,” said Norander.

Her skills and hard work has enabled Skahen to accomplish two of her greatest achievements. She came in seventh place in the state during her junior year, and qualified for the Massachusetts team two years in a row.

“I think my greatest achievement would be either […] last year I came in seventh in the state which I was pretty proud of, and then qualifying for the Massachusetts team for two years,” said Skahen.

Even though she has already progressed in many of her skills, Skahen continues to grow as a skier.

“There are two different techniques of skiing, one’s Classic and one’s Ski. I’m a little bit shaky on the Classic, so I would like to work on that,” said Skahen.